Advisory council to help guide policy on homelessness

The Los Angeles Regional Homelessness Advisory Council held its inaugural meeting on Feb. 15.

Co-convened by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and Home for Good, the advisory council is the result of two of the county and city of Los Angeles’ homeless strategies. It consists of 56 members from stakeholder groups and focuses on connecting resources and services, sharing solutions, tracking progress on the homeless initiatives and more.

“Los Angeles has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity for collaboration to address homelessness, our most visible human crisis,” said LAHSA executive director Peter Lynn. “This council, convened with our partners at Home For Good and comprising leadership representatives across all sectors and every area of the county, gives us an enduring forum to ensure that our work to align all our efforts, all our knowledge and all our resources, will continue and strengthen in the future.”

The advisory council will meet on a quarterly basis and will select the L.A. Continuum of Care Board, which will evaluate and make recommendations on homelessness policies. The 12-service providers on the council will also advise the committee on implementation of Measure H, which will provide finding for homeless services.